adj. Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
n. An edible fish, Argyrosomus regius.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A large European sciænoid fish (Sciæna umbra or Sciæna aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.
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adj. deficient in amount or quality or extent
Word Usage
"As the time was Lent, we had fare that they called meagre: fish from the Vienne water, below the town, and eggs cooked in divers fashions, all to the point of excellence, for the wine and fare of Chinon are famous in"